On November 13, 1977, “Warner Bros” label released “Death of a Ladies’ Man”, the fifth Leonard Cohen studio album. It was recorded June – July 1977, and was produced by Phil Spector.
Personnel:
- Leonard Cohen – vocals
- Phil Spector– guitar, keyboards, background vocals, vocal arrangement, rhythm arrangements
- Art Blaine – guitar
- Jesse Ed Davis– guitar
- David Isaac – guitar
- Art Munson– guitar
- David Kessel – guitar, backing vocals
- Al Perkins– pedal steel, slide guitar
- Sneaky Pete Kleinow– guitar, pedal steel, slide guitar
- Dan Kessel – organ, synthesizer, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Michael Lang – keyboards
- Tom Hensley – keyboards
- Bill Mays – keyboards
- Don Randi– keyboards
- Pete Jolly– keyboards
- Barry Goldberg – keyboards
- Bob Robitaille – synthesizer, assistant engineer, synthesizer programming
- Devra Robitaille – synthesizer
- Ray Neapolitan – electric and upright bass
- Ray Pohlman – bass, guitar
- Jim Keltner– drums
- Hal Blaine– drums
- Terry Gibbs– percussion, vibraphone
- Gene Estes – percussion
- Robert Zimmitti – percussion
- Emil Radocchia – percussion
- Don Menza– flute, saxophone, wind, horn arrangements
- Jay Migliori – saxophone
- Steve Douglas– flute, saxophone, wind
- Conte Candoli– trumpet
- Charles Loper – trombone
- Jack Redmond – trombone
- Bobby Bruce – fiddle, violin
- Brenda Bryant – backing vocals
- Ronee Blakley– backing vocals
- Billy Diez – backing vocals
- Oma Drake – backing vocals
- Bob Dylan– backing vocals
- Venetta Fields– backing vocals
- Gerald Garrett – backing vocals
- Allen Ginsberg– backing vocals
- Clydie King– backing vocals
- Sherlie Matthews– backging vocals
- Bill Thedford , Julia Tillman Waters, Oren Waters, Lorna Willard – backing vocals
- Nino Tempo– arrangements
- Larry Levine– engineer
- Bruce Gold – engineer, engineer assistant
- Stan Ross – engineer, assistant
- John Cabalka – art direction
- Bill Naegels – design
- Ron Coro – design
Track listing:
All lyrics by Leonard Cohen, all music by Phil Spector.
- True Love Leaves No Traces
- Iodine
- Paper Thin Hotel
- Memories
- I Left a Woman Waiting
- Don’t Go Home with Your Hard-On
- Fingerprints
- Death of a Ladies’ Man
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